Why Your Team Keeps Reinventing the Wheel (and How to Stop it)

Hey there,

If your team keeps doing the same work ten different ways, the problem is not your team… it’s you. 

I know that probably hurts to hear, but it’s the truth. 

When people do not know the right and best way to do something, they make it up. Every time. Then you spend your days chasing mistakes, re-explaining basics, and cleaning up messes that should not exist.

You deserve better than that, and your people do too.

Here is the real issue: you have not clearly taught your team how you want the work done. You have habits and instincts built from years in the trenches. 

They do not. 

You expect them to magically read your mind, and when they can’t, you get inconsistency, rework, and frustration.

The solution is not more meetings, more pep talks, or more blaming your people. The solution is documenting and simplifying your Core Processes. Teach your team the handful of steps that actually matter. Make it easy to find. Make it easy to follow. Then expect consistency.

When everyone knows the path, everyone moves faster. You get fewer surprises, fewer questions, and more results. You get your time back. And most importantly, you stop living in firefighting mode.

If you want your team to stop reinventing the wheel, give them the wheel. Show them how it rolls. Then hold them to it.

It is simpler than you think. And honestly? It’s kinda your job.

Let’s build something that lasts,

Lisa